April 29, 2021

Hi This week I had great expectations of some large numbers having gone up island and seen a big flock of swans at Quist’s Farm on Sunday. Things don’t always happen the way you think as was the case as we started our count, Somenos Marsh had 27 swans near the rest stop on the…

                “Swings and Roundabouts” That is what it was like today,swans,geese and eagles were down again this week and the unexpected also happened. 8 people left the dog park under sunny Wednesday skies and at the site of the soon to be built new retirement home for swan…

Today was Bob’s Day  and I dedicate this weeks report to all the Bob’s that watch birds. This week we had our own Bob Nation along for the trip and my did he bring us luck, with a record count of swans for this season over 400 and 4 Tundra Swans to boot. 6  Snow…

On Sunday, November 8, the sea was smooth as glass with mist around Mount Tzouhalem. Dorothy and Eric Marshall, Gail Mitchell, Linda Hill, John Scull, Christina Cutbill, and Gord Allen counted on the south side of the Bay: 1 Great blue heron 1 Northwest crow 17 Double-crested cormorant 2 Mute swan 10 Bald eagle 3…

Hi Birders Once again the weather gods smiled upon us and 5 counters got on their way. It appears that us counters are fast becoming some sort of cult figures with a large following waiting with bated breath for word of what happened each week. There is talk of a book and we are currently…

April 13, 2021  by Gail After a long hiatus, our website blog is up and running again! This is my first attempt!  I will try to keep it going with nature news from around the valley.  Stay tuned! The weather finally feels like spring. Here are some of the beautiful wildflowers that can be seen…